Month: December 2024

ESPN News Services Dec 5, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Stadium Authority approved lease, non-relocation and development documents Thursday to clear the last major hurdles for the Athletics to construct a $1.75 billion stadium on the Strip and bring Major League Baseball to the expanding sports market.
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Dec 5, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Blackhawks fired coach Luke Richardson on Thursday after just eight wins in their first 26 games left them with the worst record based on points in the league. The team announced the move in a release, noting that Anders Sorensen, the coach of its
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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LeBron James is listed as questionable for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game Friday
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Conor McGregor, who was recently found liable in a sexual assault case in Ireland, was ordered by a Dublin judge on Thursday to cover the complainant’s legal
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Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler brought a new putting grip to the Hero World Challenge and felt enough improvement to be satisfied with the result, a 5-under 67 that left him three shots behind Cameron Young on Thursday. Young was playing for the first
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Dec 5, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bill Belichick has interviewed with North Carolina officials about the Tar Heels‘ head-coach opening, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Chris Low on Thursday. Belichick, 72, has been out of football since leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles in January. He
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 5, 2024, 03:37 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Manny Pacquiao, one of the greatest and most popular fighters ever,
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Dec 5, 2024, 11:31 AM Open Extended Reactions Kevin Sinfield’s latest fundraising effort in honour of late teammate Rob Burrow has soared past the £500,000 mark as the rugby league legend progresses in his seven-day ultramarathon challenge. Sinfield is running over 230 miles in a week to raise money for the motor neurone disease (MND)
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Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Team Canada general manager Don Sweeney indicated that Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is still in consideration for the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being snubbed from Canada’s NHL 4 Nations Face-Off roster this week. Bedard, 19,
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Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Brent Strom was hired Thursday as the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ assistant pitching coach. Brent Strom, who was previously a pitching coach with the Diamondbacks, will now be an assistant pitching coach for the Pirates. Chris Coduto/Getty Images The 76-year-old will work with Oscar Marin,
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Dec 5, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It is time for national boxing federations to decide if their athletes will be at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics under a new global body or if the sport will miss out, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday. The boxing competition at the
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Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas investigation into the bottle-throwing incident that disrupted the Texas–Georgia game in October — and drew a harsh rebuke and fine from the SEC — resulted in no one being caught or punished. In a report to the
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